aliens
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How Would Alien Astronomers Find Earth?
This weekend, astronomers announced the discovery of the most Earth-like planet anyone has identified yet. The search of habitable planets is intensifying — and, with it, questions about whether we’re looking for the exoplanets the right way. For starters, figuring out how Earth would look to aliens is actually pretty useful.
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The Very First E.T. Designs Would Have Scarred Every Kid’s Brain Forever
I never liked E.T. I must be the only kid in the planet who hated that freaky thing when it came out. But these initial designs by the amazing Rick Baker — the true ancestors of the iconic marooned alien — would have scarred my brain forever. He recently published them in his Twitter account.
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Zigzagging Light Of Unknown Origin Spotted In Hawaii
There’s nothing more befuddling than looking up at the sky and seeing a strange light appear out of nowhere. Your adult brain tells you it can’t be what you want it to be, but when you check with adult-brained officials, they’re clueless too. That’s what just happened in Hawaii. A mysterious zigzagging light popped up…
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NASA Astronomer Finds First Earth-Sized Planet In Habitable Zone
The search for a new Earth outside the solar system seems to be nearing its end. NASA’s Ames Research Center astronomer Thomas Barclay has found a planet nearly the size of Earth in the habitable zone of a star in the Milky Way.